Angels Owner Moreno Exploring Sale Of Team

Now this is something for Los Angeles Angels fans to get excited about. New ownership for the team? Yes, please, says pretty much every Angels fan everywhere. 

Arte Moreno announces he will explore selling the team. His one great move in baseball was buying the team. Has made a few mistakes since then.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 23, 2022

While the value of the team has continued to skyrocket over the years, and the team features two of the game's true superstars, the Angels have been an absolute non-entity when it comes to success on the field. 

But with the announcement by the team that owner Arte Moreno is exploring a possible sale of the franchise, there is hope yet for a turnaround. Moreno's heart was always in the right place, but his meddling made for some bad decisions, and a team that has stagnated.

The fallout from Arte Moreno selling the Angels would be monumental.

1) Opens the door to a Shohei Ohtani trade -- or record-setting extension.

2) With enormous revenues, Angels still have never had a payroll over $183M. That'll change.

3) MLB's most hands-on owner is gone.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 23, 2022

As noted by MLB Insider Jeff Passan, a sale of the team could mean a trade of Shohei Ohtani, which Moreno has resisted (or perhaps a massive extension). It could also mean that the team will spend like the big market that it is... preferably on pitching, if they have designs on being truly competitive. 

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